CSPAN - Washington Journal Open Forum
Aired: 2026-04-14
Duration: 01:59


=== Live Testimony on C-SPAN (01:47) ===

[00:00:12]  On Wednesday, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vogt testifies before the House Budget Committee on President Trump's 2027 budget request.
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[00:00:30]  Zachary and the Bronx Republican line, thanks for waiting.
[00:00:34]  Go ahead.
[00:00:36]  Yes, thank you.
[00:00:37]  I hope everyone.
[00:00:38]  I hope all the Americans are having a good day.
[00:00:42]  My judgment is I think the Pope and Mr. President should settle the differences and be more concentrated on what's going on with Ukraine and Russia and the other wars that's going on.
[00:01:02]  Settle everything, figure out a solution.
[00:01:06]  Listen, we all have the same color blood.
[00:01:10]  It's all red.
[00:01:11]  We got to figure something out to make this world a better place and more safe for everybody.
[00:01:18]  That's all I got to say.
[00:01:20]  Zachary and the Bronx there.
[00:01:22]  Next up is Franklin.
[00:01:23]  Franklin in Washington, D.C., line for independence.
[00:01:26]  Hello.
[00:01:28]  And Pedro, I just want to encourage you to slow down when you're reading some of these stories.
[00:01:32]  You seem to have trouble with some of the words.
[00:01:35]  You're kind of sounds like you get mashed potatoes in your mouth or something.
[00:01:40]  Just slow down a little bit.
[00:01:42]  Try to sound words out.
[00:01:44]  Go a little bit slower.
[00:01:46]  Okay.
[00:01:46]  Franklin there in Washington, D.C., you can continue on and open for him on the lines.
[00:01:51]  It was about Eric Swalwell, by the way, that the former speaker of the Spanish.
[00:01:55]  And you can continue watching this.
[00:01:56]  If you go to our website, c-span.org.
[00:01:59]  We're going to go live now today.